Developing a WITT prototype which will harvest wave energy from all six degrees of motion for deployment and testing in marine buoy and small vessel applications

开发 WITT 原型，该原型将从所有六个运动角度收集波浪能，以便在海洋浮标和小型船舶应用中进行部署和测试

• 批准号: 720460
• 金额: $ 25.13万
• 依托单位: WITT LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Development of Prototype
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2014 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=720460
• 关键词: Developing; WITT; prototype; will; harvest

Sea waves are a renewable resource comprising 70% of the planet. But converting sea wavemotion into electrical energy is challenging, in part due to the relatively low speeds andirregular movements of ocean waves.WITT Ltd (WL) has devised a technological innovation in energy generation called the WITTthat has the capability to harness wave energy. The innovation concerns a patentedtransmission system that converts mechanical motion in the full six degrees,up and down,back and forth, side to side, into a single unidirectional rotation used to drive an efficientgenerator for the production of electricity. No other transmission is capable of collecting allof this chaotic motion and turning it into useable power. WITTs can be scaled to any size andfitted within different enclosures dependent on the application. Sealed unit operation ispotentially maintenance free and suitable for marine environments. It can also be built fromtried and tested industry components. For this reason the WITT provides a far morecompelling marine energy harvesting device than is currently available.This project will create a prototype unit capable of delivering 15 watts for use both in marinebuoys and small boats where naturally occurring motional energy can be converted intousable power. Many marine buoys require electrical power for instrumentation and lightingdevices. Solar PV is often used but has daylight use limitations and requires extensive batterysupport. Small marine vessels, yachts, motor boats, etc also can use of solar PV with thesame limitations. Small wind turbines are also used but are noisy and only work in windyconditions. Otherwise electricity is sourced from diesel power.This project will demonstrate WITTs in marine buoy and small vessel use to show itscompelling energy harvesting capability and will demonstrate the cost and environmentalsavings than can be achieved by generating electricity from a WITT compared to diesel for allsmall vessels.

海浪是一种可再生资源，占地球的70%。但是，将海浪转换成电能是一项挑战，部分原因是海浪的速度相对较低，运动不规则。威特有限公司（WL）设计了一种名为威特的发电技术创新，能够利用海浪能。这项创新涉及一个专利传动系统，它将机械运动在整个六度，上下，前后，左右，转化为一个单一的单向旋转，用于驱动一个高效的发电机生产电力。没有其他传动装置能够收集所有这些混乱的运动并将其转化为可用的动力。WITT可以根据应用场合的不同，按比例调整到任何尺寸并安装在不同的外壳中.密封装置操作可能无需维护，适用于海洋环境。它也可以从久经考验的行业组件构建。因此，威特提供了一种比目前更有吸引力的海洋能量收集设备。该项目将创建一个能够提供15瓦的原型装置，用于海洋浮标和小型船只，自然产生的运动能量可以转换为可利用的能量。许多海洋浮标需要电力用于仪表和照明设备。太阳能光伏发电经常使用，但有日光使用限制，需要大量的电池支持。小型船舶、游艇、摩托艇等也可以使用太阳能光伏发电，但有同样的限制。小型风力涡轮机也被使用，但噪音大，只能在有风的条件下工作。该项目将展示WITT在海洋浮标和小型船舶上的应用，以展示其令人信服的能量收集能力，并将展示与柴油相比，所有小型船舶使用WITT发电所能实现的成本和环境节约。